diff --git a/audio/Makefile b/audio/Makefile
--- a/audio/Makefile
+++ b/audio/Makefile
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@
     SUBDIR += vgmtools
     SUBDIR += vimpc
     SUBDIR += virtual_oss
+    SUBDIR += virtual_oss_backend_sndio
     SUBDIR += virtual_oss_ctl
     SUBDIR += visp-go
     SUBDIR += vitunes
diff --git a/audio/virtual_oss_backend_sndio/Makefile b/audio/virtual_oss_backend_sndio/Makefile
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/virtual_oss_backend_sndio/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+PORTNAME=	virtual_oss_backend_sndio
+DISTVERSION=	${OSVERSION}
+CATEGORIES=	audio
+DISTFILES=
+
+MAINTAINER=	christos@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Virtual OSS sndio backend
+WWW=		https://freebsd.org
+
+LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
+
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libsndio.so:audio/sndio
+
+USES=		pathfix uidfix
+USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+
+MAKE_ENV+=	LIBDIR=${PREFIX}/lib \
+		MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=${WRKDIR}
+
+WRKSRC=		${SRC_BASE}/lib/virtual_oss/sndio
+
+PLIST_FILES=	lib/virtual_oss/voss_sndio.so
+
+pre-install:
+	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${LOCALBASE}/lib/virtual_oss
+
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if !exists(${WRKSRC})
+IGNORE=		requires FreeBSD source files in ${SRC_BASE}
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/audio/virtual_oss_backend_sndio/pkg-descr b/audio/virtual_oss_backend_sndio/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/virtual_oss_backend_sndio/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+sndio backend for Virtual OSS.
+
+This is an extension for the base system version of Virtual OSS. It provides
+sndio support and gets loaded dynamically only when a virtual_oss(8) invocation
+uses an sndio device.